John Jacob 'Jack' Niles, a Kentucky-born collector, composer, and ballad singer, sits on the porch of Jean Thomas' Traipsin' Woman Cabin on the Mayo Trail near Ashland, Kentucky, playing a mountain dulcimer. He wears a tie and hat. Jean Thomas...

John Jacob "Jack" Niles, a Kentucky-born collector, composer, and ballad singer, sits on a barrel outside Jean Thomas' Traipsin' Woman Cabin on the Mayo Trail near Ashland, Kentucky. He wears a tie and hat, and holds a mountain dulcimer on his lap....

John Jacob "Jack" Niles, a Kentucky-born collector, composer, and ballad singer, sits in the doorway of Jean Thomas' Traipsin' Woman Cabin on the Mayo Trail near Ashland, Kentucky, playing a mountain dulcimer. He wears a tie and hat. Jean Thomas...

John Jacob "Jack" Niles, a Kentucky-born collector, composer, and ballad singer, sits on a barrel outside Jean Thomas' Traipsin' Woman Cabin on the Mayo Trail near Ashland, Kentucky. He wears a tie and hat, and holds a mountain dulcimer on his lap....